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Mikkel Bang

As long as Mikkel is around things will never get boring. Growing from a little grom to one of the few tall riders that can still pull off original smooth style, Mikkel has been showing the world what young guns are made of. Mikkel started riding at the young age of seven and year after year has progressed his snowboarding skills and...

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Arthur Longo

With a big bang and a lot of airtime Arthur Longo entered the European Competition scene last winter! The eighteen year old super talent from Les 2 Alpes, France, won the O'Neill Pro Freestyle last season and finished the TTR Season 0607 in 12th position. This winter he's out of school and ready to rock for real!

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Iouri Podladtchikov

The 19-year old half Suisse, half Russian younggun Iouri Podladtchikov from Moscow, nicknamed "AK47", finished in 6th position in last year's Swatch TTRWorld Snowboard Tour final rankings. With eleven results posted he was one of the riders really following the Tour all around the globe and even leading it for more than 3 weeks. Growing up...

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Christian Haller

At the sproutly age of only 18, Christian has proven himself to be one of snowboarding’s most promising up-and-coming shredders. His riding is unimaginably smooth; and he can do damn near every trick on any terrain, with more style than most big name pros these days. His creativity and determination scored him podium spots at contests like...

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Staale Sandbech

Staale Sandbech, the 14-year old grom from Norway won the Norwegian Championships in his age group last season and took the title of the Rookie Challenge at the TTR SIX(6)STAR Arctic Challenge. Then he went on to Hemsedal to show his talent one more time at the Nordic Open where he finishd 12th in the main field. This kid promises to be one...

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Dimi de Jong

The 07/08 season can expect big things from the rookie rider, who is more than confident enough to ride in the biggest Tour competitions alongside the world’s best riders. He;s got a lot of work ahead of him, but if his recent accomplishments are any sign of what’s to come, Dimi is going to be huge.

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